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MA: Payroll system compromised in ransomware attack on Town of Ludlow

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dissent

Nancy Asiamah reports: Documents relating to the payroll system of employees at Ludlow Town Hall were illegally accessed in a cyberattack attack on Wednesday, according to officials. In an email to 22News Thursday evening, Ludlow officials said the town was a victim of a ransomware attack that “impacted many of the town’s IT infrastructure systems, including its payroll system.” Read more on WWLP.  Additional details about the impact of…

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Cyber attack hobbles sales for DSW

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dissent

Tristan Navera reports: A cyber attack on a vendor hobbled sales at the parent of DSW Shoe Warehouse in September, the company disclosed this week. Columbus-based Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI) reported in its earnings call this week that a vendor was hit with a ransomware attack and had to voluntarily shut down its systems….

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PA: Meadville reveals months-old ‘suspicious’ data incident

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dissent

Mike Crowley reports: In October, when Meadville City Council unanimously approved more than doubling what the city was spending on computer security and network management, City Manager Andy Walker said the investment was worth it given “the constant headlines with respect to cyber attacks and ransomware and malware.” “We just found ourselves in a position…

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Man Sentenced to 42 Months Imprisonment for Stealing Personal Identifying Information of More Than 8,000 Healthcare.Gov Customers and Causing $587,000 in Losses

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Dissent

New Orleans —  U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 27, a resident of Carriere, Mississippi, was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release and payment of a $100 special assessment fee by United States District Judge Jay A. Zainey after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment with…

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Maine disability services provider notifies 3,000 patients after thwarting ransomware attack

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Dissent

Here’s another incident where patients are not being offered any mitigation services — in this case, presumably because the entity and its external IT vendor could not find any evidence that  ransomware threat actors had ever accessed, copied, or exfiltrated any data. Employment Specialists of Maine is a service provider for adults with mental health…

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Cedar Springs Hospital notifies patients of breach after state loses drive with patient data

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Dissent

Yesterday, Cedar Springs Hospital in Colorado issued a press release about an incident that involved the state.  They explain: Cedar Springs Hospital recently received a request from its licensing agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“CDPHE”), for certain hospital records.  As a licensed healthcare provider, Cedar Springs Hospital is subject to periodic…

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